Lillie graduated from Gober High School and married Tom Blakey August 9, 1954. They celebrated their 50th anniversary in Hawaii with their children and grandchildren. Lillie and Tom lived for many yeare in the Dallas area where she raised her sons and supported her husband in his career with Texas Power and Light. Lillie volunteered in many capacities, including counseling with alcoholic women, delivering pies and taking nursing home residents shopping, and as a volunteer at Richardson Medical Center. She attented Waterview Church of Christ and taught Bible classes for children for more than 20 years. Lillie and Tom retired to their ranch near Iredell, Texas where she attended Iredell Church of Christ. She delivered Meals on Wheels, even while she was fighting her own illness, and was a member of the Hico Red Hat Club.